SPECIAL ENVOY TO MISSIONARY CONGRESS IN THE PHILIPPINES

VATICAN CITY, SEP 19, 2000 (VIS) - On July 8, 2000, it was made public that Cardinal John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung, bishop of Hong Kong, had been appointed as the Holy Father's special envoy to the closing celebrations of the National Missionary Congress of the Philippines, due to take place in Cebu from September 27 to October 1.

Made public today was the Pope's letter to the cardinal, written in Latin and dated August 18. The cardinal will be accompanied by Msgrs. Oscar Villamor and Cayetano Gelbolingo, both apostolic pro-notaries of the clergy of the archdiocese of Cebu.

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